The annual Down East Spring Birding Festival provides a unique birding experience during spring migration and the breeding season with guided hikes and boat tours, all led by local guides with local knowledge.
To celebrate our 20th Anniversary we are offering free registration for everyone under 20. Find out more about the event and register here.
Do you write poetry? Would you love getting the odd piece of mail through the post? Would you love exchanging a poem with a member of your community, chosen at random, every so often? Announcing Two Bays Poetry Pen-Pals: A Cobscook Bay and Bay of Fundy community art and poetry project coordinated from Pembroke, Maine.
Mail a poem written by you to Two Bays Poetry Pen-Pals and receive a poem from another community member in return! The poem sent to you will be selected at random, and will be authored by another poet from the Two Bays Region, including Nova Scotia; PEI; Washington County, Maine; and New Brunswick! View the details on our Facebook page, or send us an email: twobayspoetrypenpals@gmail.com!
The Bold Coast Runners invite you on weekly excursions around Downeast Maine and the Maritimes, with runners of all capabilities welcomed to join. Run venues vary weekly and range from 1 mile to 50 miles, from smooth tar to rugged single track.
Runs are typically held on Sundays starting at 7:00 am. Click here to find out what the scheduled run is each week and for contact information.
Every Sunday from 2:00 to 5:00 pm, come to the Stella Maris Community Hall in Beaver Harbour (837 Main St) for the Blacks Harbour jam. Musicians and singers of all capacities are invited to come and join in the fun - or just come to listen and kick up your heels.
The Eastport Arts Center will welcome Prince Edward Island-based musicians Cynthia MacLeod and Gordon Belsher to the stage for a concert on Sunday, May 28 at 7 pm. Tickets $20; attendees 17 and under, free of charge.
Eastport Arts Center abides by the State of Maine CDC COVID guidelines, revisiting our policy monthly. At this time, the use of masks in our building is optional.
Be in a Band! with Hayden Wiebe - this St. Stephen-based workshop for 10-13 year olds and 14-17 year olds teaches the ins and outs of playing, composing, and recording music as a band. Runs from July 17-21. Maximum of six students per session.
Sign up by emailing student's name, age, course name, and parent/guardian contact info to jan@standrewsartscouncil.org. $150 for the week.
Enjoy photographer Marty Saccone's work at the Bar Harbor Bank & Trust (68 Washington Street) and at the Lyons Market Grocery Store (82 Washington Street). Both buildings have ongoing exhibits.
See more by Marty online.
Come and dive into the Quoddy region! Dive Deeper is a virtual exhibit exploring the Quoddy region of the Bay of Fundy, presented by the Huntsman Marine Science Centre.
Visit it anytime for close up videos, maps, and more!
Sunbury Shores is creating a window installation for displaying local poetry! Submit your poem to info@sunburyshores.org and we will select a collection to print for the public to enjoy! If you are looking for inspiration to get going, might we suggest the following: Create short phrases in your poetry that reach out to people as they pass; comfort them, make them think, share a thought that's stuck with you; or make poems that jump into people's pockets as they carry on through their day.
Campobello Museum is in the process of reinventing itself and would like to invite you to volunteer with us and help us make a difference in our community. Help us preserve and celebrate our heritage and showcase the importance of our Small Island with a Big History!
If you have a few hours a week and would like to join our dynamic team, please contact us at: 506-752-7082 or email us at: campobelloislandmuseum@gmail.com or come on in and see us in person!
Abbe Museum is thrilled to announce the return of the Waponahki Student Art Show for the month of May! This is the 22nd year of the exhibition. The exhibition is the result of the strong collaborative spirit of various organizations and institutions devoted to promoting art education and celebrating Waponahki culture.
Plan your visit today! With questions, call 207-288-3519 or email info@abbemuseum.org.
Washington Street Gallery will host Envisivivarium, an exhibition by Kenny Harris, from May 15-June 25. Harris’ works examine the cultural and psychological connectivity of mythology through whimsical, graphic, and figurative forms.
Washington Street Gallery is open Wednesdays and Thursdays, 1-3:30 pm, during EAC events, or by chance or appointment (handicap accessible). Please email wsg@eastportartscenter.org to inquire about viewing the show. EAC abides by State of Maine CDC COVID guidelines, revisiting our policy monthly. At this time, EAC encourages people to wear masks when in our building.
It's time for the Big Book Drive in St. Andrews, sponsored by Big Brothers Big Sisters! Bring your gently used or new books to the CYAC parking lot on May 29 (3-7 pm), June 10 (10 am-3 pm), and July 17 (3-7 pm).
No textbooks, encyclopedias, or magazines accepted. Please be considerate of odor, stains, missing pages, etc.
Head to the Eastern Charlotte Lions Club every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday for some indoor walking starting at 5:30 pm. Bring your walking shoes, hang your coat and leave your boots in entryway. Enjoy a coffee and chatting with friends.
Membership $10/week plus bring a non perishable food item.
The St. George Royal Canadian Branch 38 holds weekly events and the community is invited. On Monday, TOPS is held at 6:00 pm; contact Jimmy at 755-6042 for Cribbage Monday Nights. On Tuesdays, doors open for BINGO at 5:00 pm; early bird game starts at 6:30 and the regular game is on at 7:00. Every Friday night is Seniors Cards party, call Jimmy for more info.
Sign up online by July 6 for the spirited and lively Drama for Youth (ages 11-14) course July 31-August 4, 1 pm-4 pm. Directed by Ron Kelly Spurles and taught by Mount Allison University Theatre students, this very popular course is held at NBCC/St. Andrews campus.
Sign up by emailing child's name, age, course name, parent's contact info to Jan Mulder: jan@standrewsartscouncil.org. $75 a week.
Support the new and ongoing Free Community Meals project at the Hub in St. George by purchasing tickets to win this basket full of goodies like jewelry, Kate Spade Purse, essential oils, teas, a gorgeous cutting board, soaps, candle and so much more.
Message Faith Avery to purchase tickets; etransfers accepted at faith.e.avery@gmail.com. Drawing June 1.
Run or Run/Walk or Walk the Charles E Davis Independence Run on July 2 as part of the Eastport July 4th festivities! Participate in the second oldest road race in the State of Maine. Do the 7 miles from Perry Corner to Eastport or 4 miles walk from Carlow Island to Eastport.
Register the easy way here or register at Shead HS on July 2 between 7:30 and 8:30 am. For more information contact email pkrajewski3@yahoo.com
It's almost that time again!
If you are interested in putting a float in this years Canada Day Parade on July 1 in St. Andrews, please contact Trudy Fitzgerald at 506-469-4209 or trudyfitz@bellaliant.net.
Area vendors, artists, and craftspeople are invited to register for a booth at the Charlotte County Fall Fair (September 16-17). If you register by July 15, you'll get an early bird discount ($40 rather than $50).
Contact Ganongnaturepark@gmail.com or 506-467-9905 to register.
This summer the St Andrews Arts Council is presenting the Second Annual Old Sow Theatre Festival. The Festival includes performances of plays and staged readings - including planned performances of up to 5 of our "The 5 Minute Play in a Week Playwriting Competition" winning scripts. We are accepting scripts for new or unproduced short plays that have a connection to the sea or the Maritime Provinces. Cast limit of 4 people. The 5 winning entries will be performed in St. Andrews in July. Each winning playwright will receive $100.
Script submission deadline is May 30. For questions or to submit a script: oldsowfestival@gmail.com
Enjoy a spring and summer filled virtual show from the Eastport Gallery, now live on their website. The works are pulled from the gallery's roster of 21 artists, some of which are new to the gallery (shown: Spring Blooms by Alice Chen).
See the virtual exhibit here.
An exhibition celebrating the works by pre-kindergarten through grade 4 students from Charlotte, Pembroke, Perry and Sipayik schools will take place in the second-floor Community Room at Pembroke Library.
will be open the entire month of May during regular library hours: Tues 9 am-12 noon and 3-5 pm; Wed 3-5 pm; Thurs 9 am-12 noon; Fri 3-5 pm; Sat 9 am-12 noon. There will be a reception on Friday evening, May 5 from 5-7 pm.
Artist Noah Beisel will be featured at Lubec Memorial Library through the month of May.
See more of Noah's unusual wearable art and more on his website.
Sunbury Shores is pleased to announce an ongoing online writing group that will be meeting the second and fourth Tuesday of each month via Zoom. On the second Tuesday of each month, the group will meet from 10:00 to 11:30 am; on the fourth Tuesday, it will meet from 7:00 to 8:30 pm.
This is a free to attend group. Email info@sunburyshores.com to sign up and receive the Zoom link.
Head to the Eastern Charlotte Lions Club every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday for some indoor walking starting at 5:30 pm. Bring your walking shoes, hang your coat and leave your boots in entryway. Enjoy a coffee and chatting with friends.
Membership $10/week plus bring a non perishable food item.
The St. George Royal Canadian Branch 38 holds weekly events and the community is invited. On Monday, TOPS is held at 6:00 pm; contact Jimmy at 755-6042 for Cribbage Monday Nights. On Tuesdays, doors open for BINGO at 5:00 pm; early bird game starts at 6:30 and the regular game is on at 7:00. Every Friday night is Seniors Cards party, call Jimmy for more info.
In honour of artist Jay Dampf, a long-time instructor at Sunbury Shores, this class is an opportunity for his students to meet as they so often have, to share dedicated time for their practice, and to receive individual guidance and assistance from artist and teacher, Theresa MacKnight.
Register here by June 24, course runs July 3-7.
The class is a hands-on introduction to screen printing using a photo emulsion process with founder of Little Chair Printing. This workshop will examine the relationship between words and images. Working from the prompt, “What positive message do you want to send to your community?”
Read more and sign up here.
The Eastport Arts Center’s Music for Children program is seeking young performers for a musical production of YOU CAN’T SIT HERE—A Children’s Opera, with music by Gregory Biss and script and lyrics by Catherine J.S. Lee, to be performed in October of 2023. Roles are available for young people who can portray 6th or 7th graders. This is a musical and all parts will involve singing; all experience levels are welcome to audition.
For more information, or to arrange an audition, please email musicforchildren@eastportartscenter.org.
The Maine Owl Pellet Project wants you! The project is hoping to engage as many outdoors people as they can to increase the number of eyes on the lookout for owl pellets on the ground in Maine. In doing so, we can discover more about the fascinating world of owls, their prey, and the ecosystems they call home.
Find the instructions and more volunteer opportunities here.
Show off your talents at the Bold Coast Variety Show and potluck on August 6, 12-3 pm! Have a special talent you've been waiting to perform? Music, dance, acrobatics, spoken word, skits, and more - we want to see it all!
Best act will receive a grand prize; all acts will receive a prize. Deadline to sign up is June 30. Send your name, address, phone, and act details to boldcoastvariety@gmail.com.
Cobscook Institute offers open studio pottery time for $10 an hour for past pottery students and anyone with basic clay experience.
You can sign up for a time slot using this form. If you haven't used the studio before, you'll be required to complete a studio orientation. For help, contact Michelle Cousineau at 207-255-7246 or email michelle@cobscookinstitute.org.
Bring your children (ages 2-5) to the Magaguadavic Place on Thursdays from 9 am to 10:30 pm from May 25-June 15 for Y Kids Outdoor Fun! Arts and crafts, science experiments, mini games, and fun on the playground.
Weather permitting. $2 cost. For more info: k.fillmore@saintjohny.ca
"Peter Powning: A Retrospective" opens Thursday, June 1 at the Tides Institute (43 Water Street). The exhibition features 23 works by renown New Brunswick visual artist, Peter Powning (https://www.powning.com/peter/) and showcases the diverse range of forms and materials in Powning’s art. Drawn from a larger Powning exhibition that was held at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton, New Brunswick in the past year, the Powning works are on loan from the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. In 2006, Powning received the Saidye Bronfman Award from the Canada Council for the Arts, the highest distinction for excellence in fine craft in Canada.
Gallery hours beginning June 1 are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 am - 4 pm. An accompanying catalogue of Powning's works is also available for purchase.
Join us at the Hub every Thursday at noon for a Networking Lunch. This is a time to connect and share ideas of upcoming community events and projects!
Bring your own lunch.
The Community Living Center is hosting a Disability Awareness Week BBQ at Repeat Boutique, St. George (124 Main Street) on June 1 from 12 pm- 1 pm.
The BBQ will be by donation and we hope everyone can come celebrate.
Head to the Eastern Charlotte Lions Club every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday for some indoor walking starting at 5:30 pm. Bring your walking shoes, hang your coat and leave your boots in entryway. Enjoy a coffee and chatting with friends.
Membership $10/week plus bring a non perishable food item.
Do you write poetry? Would you love getting the odd piece of mail through the post? Would you love exchanging a poem with a member of your community, chosen at random, every so often? Announcing Two Bays Poetry Pen-Pals: A Cobscook Bay and Bay of Fundy community art and poetry project coordinated from Pembroke, Maine.
Mail a poem written by you to Two Bays Poetry Pen-Pals and receive a poem from another community member in return! The poem sent to you will be selected at random, and will be authored by another poet from the Two Bays Region, including Nova Scotia; PEI; Washington County, Maine; and New Brunswick! View the details on our Facebook page, or send us an email: twobayspoetrypenpals@gmail.com!
Join Cobscook Institute for a morning of child-directed free play starting February 3 and continuing on Fridays from 10 am - 12 pm. Start the morning outside to get big energy out, and then step inside the “warming hut” for a cup of tea or cocoa (bring your own snacks). Indoor activities and free play conclude the morning.
Find out more here.
Community Kitchen Lunches will resume on January 6. Enjoy a complimentary noon meal, chat with your neighbours, and make new friends! All are welcome.
These meals will run on Fridays from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Anglican Parish Hall (75 King Street). Eat in or take out, delivery within town limits available. All meals are free; donations welcome.
Done Roving Yarns in Calais (487 North Street) holds a weekly knitting circle on Fridays from 1:00 to 3:00. Host Paula Graham Farrar leads the group.
Click here to learn more about Done Roving Yarns and see other ongoing fabric crafting activities held on a regular basis, or call Paula at 207-454-8148.
Cobscook Institute is thrilled to open our Dining Room every First Friday for our new monthly game night! Some board games provided, please bring games you would like to share with others. We expect there will be a tabletop Role Playing Game underway each night and encourage folks to bring their Magic cards or whatever game they like.
Includes spaghetti and marina sauce (bring potluck to accompany it). Please reach out to Annie Hopkins with questions.
Enjoy an evening of live music & free play on the river at Bad Little Falls Park every first Friday starting June 2 until September 1. We'll have our usual assortment of loose parts available for open-ended play. We also plan to experiment with some cardboard construction, paint play, zine making & puppetry, depending on the day.
All tools and materials will be provided. Suitable for children of all ages & abilities with a caregiver.
The EAC Prize for Poetry, an open contest, will run April 1-June 30. Submissions of original and unpublished poems are welcomed by youth and adult writers on two general themes: ‘The Sea’ and ‘The Woods.’ Winners will be announced on August 26; winning selections will be published in a hard copy magazine format, as well as online via the Arts Center’s website. $1000 in prizes plus other perks will be awarded for the selected poems.
Detailed submission guidelines, contest rules and prize information may be found at https://www.eac-prize-for-poetry.org.
Sunbury Shores is creating a window installation for displaying local poetry! Submit your poem to info@sunburyshores.org and we will select a collection to print for the public to enjoy! If you are looking for inspiration to get going, might we suggest the following: Create short phrases in your poetry that reach out to people as they pass; comfort them, make them think, share a thought that's stuck with you; or make poems that jump into people's pockets as they carry on through their day.
Join local Rotarians to clean up Route 1 from the Milltown Playground (483 North Street) north through Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge to the Baring Town Line. The cleanup runs from 8 am to 12 pm.
Work gloves, trash bags, safety vests, and trash grabbers provided. Stay for a complimentary pizza picnic, courtesy of Jo's Diner and St. Croix Calais Rotary!
There will be a Yard and Plant Sale on June 3 from 8 am to 12 pm at 18 Marsh Lane.
Proceeds benefit the curling club.
Open your garage doors, pull out your tables, and get your little stickers ready. It is time for the annual yard sale, and this year it is super-sized.
For more information (and location list) read the full post here: http://easterncharlotte.ca/2023/04/area-wide-yard-sale/
ATV Poker Run starting at Pennfield Lions Club. This is a fundraiser for Keith Gullison, who was diagnosed with cancer.
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Runs June 3, 9 am to 3 pm.
The CDRC invites you to its annual plant sale in Triangle Park on June 3 from 9 am to 12 pm, featuring plants by everyone's favorite gardener, Jane Eaton!
All sales benefit CDRC.
Do you write poetry? Would you love getting the odd piece of mail through the post? Would you love exchanging a poem with a member of your community, chosen at random, every so often? Announcing Two Bays Poetry Pen-Pals: A Cobscook Bay and Bay of Fundy community art and poetry project coordinated from Pembroke, Maine.
Mail a poem written by you to Two Bays Poetry Pen-Pals and receive a poem from another community member in return! The poem sent to you will be selected at random, and will be authored by another poet from the Two Bays Region, including Nova Scotia; PEI; Washington County, Maine; and New Brunswick! View the details on our Facebook page, or send us an email: twobayspoetrypenpals@gmail.com!
The Bold Coast Runners invite you on weekly excursions around Downeast Maine and the Maritimes, with runners of all capabilities welcomed to join. Run venues vary weekly and range from 1 mile to 50 miles, from smooth tar to rugged single track.
Runs are typically held on Sundays starting at 7:00 am. Click here to find out what the scheduled run is each week and for contact information.
Celebrating 32 years of running and walking on the shores of Cobscook Bay in support of Down East Hospice Volunteers! Please come on Sunday June 4 to walk or run a 5k, 10k, or free kids fun run and enjoy the picnic afterwards at Reversing Falls in celebration of all your hard work!
Information and Registration: runsignup.com/cobscookraces. Online registration closes June 3.
The Grand Manan Art Gallery will open for the season on June 4 with the always popular mixed-media show by the Grand Manan Community School. The opening show will also include Love For The Light, a special exhibit that will raise funds for the restoration of Swallowtail Lighthouse (David Ogilvie's Chilly Morning at Swallowtail shown). More than 30 artists will be contributing their work for this show, and all profits, including the Gallery’s normal commission on sales, will go to the Swallowtail Restoration Fund.
See more here. Through June 23.
Every Sunday from 2:00 to 5:00 pm, come to the Stella Maris Community Hall in Beaver Harbour (837 Main St) for the Blacks Harbour jam. Musicians and singers of all capacities are invited to come and join in the fun - or just come to listen and kick up your heels.
The Passamaquoddy Bay Symphony Orchestra will present Finale Fantastique on Friday, June 2 at Eastport Arts Center (7 pm), Saturday, June 3 at Centre Street Congregational Church in Machias (3 pm), and Sunday, June 4 at Sunrise Opportunities in Calais (3 pm). The program features Phillip Silver playing the Mozart Piano Concerto in Bb Major, Symphonie fantastique by Hector Berlioz, and the world premiere of A Short Overture composed by Ketil Hvoslef specifically for PBSO.
Suggested donation is $15; students will be admitted free of charge. No one will be turned away. PBSO is a proud member of Eastport Arts Center; additional information may be found at eastportartscenter.org.
Be in a Band! with Hayden Wiebe - this St. Stephen-based workshop for 10-13 year olds and 14-17 year olds teaches the ins and outs of playing, composing, and recording music as a band. Runs from July 17-21. Maximum of six students per session.
Sign up by emailing student's name, age, course name, and parent/guardian contact info to jan@standrewsartscouncil.org. $150 for the week.
Seaweed harvesting with Kacie Loparto, naturalist walk with Jordan Chalfert of Naturalist’s Notebook and the Maine Natural History Observatory, seaweed cuisine prepared by chef Evan Mallett of Black Trumpet. There will be a two hour intertidal excursion, exploring the diversity of seaweed in this region.
See more info and register here.
Enjoy photographer Marty Saccone's work at the Bar Harbor Bank & Trust (68 Washington Street) and at the Lyons Market Grocery Store (82 Washington Street). Both buildings have ongoing exhibits.
See more by Marty online.
Sunbury Shores is creating a window installation for displaying local poetry! Submit your poem to info@sunburyshores.org and we will select a collection to print for the public to enjoy! If you are looking for inspiration to get going, might we suggest the following: Create short phrases in your poetry that reach out to people as they pass; comfort them, make them think, share a thought that's stuck with you; or make poems that jump into people's pockets as they carry on through their day.
Campobello Museum is in the process of reinventing itself and would like to invite you to volunteer with us and help us make a difference in our community. Help us preserve and celebrate our heritage and showcase the importance of our Small Island with a Big History!
If you have a few hours a week and would like to join our dynamic team, please contact us at: 506-752-7082 or email us at: campobelloislandmuseum@gmail.com or come on in and see us in person!
Washington Street Gallery will host Envisivivarium, an exhibition by Kenny Harris, from May 15-June 25. Harris’ works examine the cultural and psychological connectivity of mythology through whimsical, graphic, and figurative forms.
Washington Street Gallery is open Wednesdays and Thursdays, 1-3:30 pm, during EAC events, or by chance or appointment (handicap accessible). Please email wsg@eastportartscenter.org to inquire about viewing the show. EAC abides by State of Maine CDC COVID guidelines, revisiting our policy monthly. At this time, EAC encourages people to wear masks when in our building.
Head to the Eastern Charlotte Lions Club every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday for some indoor walking starting at 5:30 pm. Bring your walking shoes, hang your coat and leave your boots in entryway. Enjoy a coffee and chatting with friends.
Membership $10/week plus bring a non perishable food item.
The St. George Royal Canadian Branch 38 holds weekly events and the community is invited. On Monday, TOPS is held at 6:00 pm; contact Jimmy at 755-6042 for Cribbage Monday Nights. On Tuesdays, doors open for BINGO at 5:00 pm; early bird game starts at 6:30 and the regular game is on at 7:00. Every Friday night is Seniors Cards party, call Jimmy for more info.
Sign up online by July 6 for the spirited and lively Drama for Youth (ages 11-14) course July 31-August 4, 1 pm-4 pm. Directed by Ron Kelly Spurles and taught by Mount Allison University Theatre students, this very popular course is held at NBCC/St. Andrews campus.
Sign up by emailing child's name, age, course name, parent's contact info to Jan Mulder: jan@standrewsartscouncil.org. $75 a week.
Run or Run/Walk or Walk the Charles E Davis Independence Run on July 2 as part of the Eastport July 4th festivities! Participate in the second oldest road race in the State of Maine. Do the 7 miles from Perry Corner to Eastport or 4 miles walk from Carlow Island to Eastport.
Register the easy way here or register at Shead HS on July 2 between 7:30 and 8:30 am. For more information contact email pkrajewski3@yahoo.com
Area vendors, artists, and craftspeople are invited to register for a booth at the Charlotte County Fall Fair (September 16-17). If you register by July 15, you'll get an early bird discount ($40 rather than $50).
Contact Ganongnaturepark@gmail.com or 506-467-9905 to register.
Enjoy a spring and summer filled virtual show from the Eastport Gallery, now live on their website. The works are pulled from the gallery's roster of 21 artists, some of which are new to the gallery (shown: Spring Blooms by Alice Chen).
See the virtual exhibit here.
Head to the Eastern Charlotte Lions Club every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday for some indoor walking starting at 5:30 pm. Bring your walking shoes, hang your coat and leave your boots in entryway. Enjoy a coffee and chatting with friends.
Membership $10/week plus bring a non perishable food item.
The St. George Royal Canadian Branch 38 holds weekly events and the community is invited. On Monday, TOPS is held at 6:00 pm; contact Jimmy at 755-6042 for Cribbage Monday Nights. On Tuesdays, doors open for BINGO at 5:00 pm; early bird game starts at 6:30 and the regular game is on at 7:00. Every Friday night is Seniors Cards party, call Jimmy for more info.
In honour of artist Jay Dampf, a long-time instructor at Sunbury Shores, this class is an opportunity for his students to meet as they so often have, to share dedicated time for their practice, and to receive individual guidance and assistance from artist and teacher, Theresa MacKnight.
Register here by June 24, course runs July 3-7.
The class is a hands-on introduction to screen printing using a photo emulsion process with founder of Little Chair Printing. This workshop will examine the relationship between words and images. Working from the prompt, “What positive message do you want to send to your community?”
Read more and sign up here.
The Eastport Arts Center’s Music for Children program is seeking young performers for a musical production of YOU CAN’T SIT HERE—A Children’s Opera, with music by Gregory Biss and script and lyrics by Catherine J.S. Lee, to be performed in October of 2023. Roles are available for young people who can portray 6th or 7th graders. This is a musical and all parts will involve singing; all experience levels are welcome to audition.
For more information, or to arrange an audition, please email musicforchildren@eastportartscenter.org.
The Maine Owl Pellet Project wants you! The project is hoping to engage as many outdoors people as they can to increase the number of eyes on the lookout for owl pellets on the ground in Maine. In doing so, we can discover more about the fascinating world of owls, their prey, and the ecosystems they call home.
Find the instructions and more volunteer opportunities here.
Show off your talents at the Bold Coast Variety Show and potluck on August 6, 12-3 pm! Have a special talent you've been waiting to perform? Music, dance, acrobatics, spoken word, skits, and more - we want to see it all!
Best act will receive a grand prize; all acts will receive a prize. Deadline to sign up is June 30. Send your name, address, phone, and act details to boldcoastvariety@gmail.com.
Cobscook Institute offers open studio pottery time for $10 an hour for past pottery students and anyone with basic clay experience.
You can sign up for a time slot using this form. If you haven't used the studio before, you'll be required to complete a studio orientation. For help, contact Michelle Cousineau at 207-255-7246 or email michelle@cobscookinstitute.org.
The Community Caring Collaborative's Work Group meets with Poverty Busters on Zoom from 1:00-3:00 pm on the first Wednesday of each month. Work Group members are direct service workers, volunteers and agency admins who come together to share resources, support each other and brainstorm solutions to community needs. Poverty Busters are low-income community members, partners from agencies, and other community members working on grassroots strategies to increase poverty awareness locally and to remove the barriers that poverty creates. Both groups are now meeting together to improve communication and to ensure that the CCC is effective in helping to change outcomes for those it serves. Parents, service providers and other community members are welcome!
Contact Christine at claurel@cccmaine.org to join these meetings.
Bring your children (ages 2-5) to the Magaguadavic Place on Thursdays from 9 am to 10:30 pm from May 25-June 15 for Y Kids Outdoor Fun! Arts and crafts, science experiments, mini games, and fun on the playground.
Weather permitting. $2 cost. For more info: k.fillmore@saintjohny.ca
"Peter Powning: A Retrospective" opens Thursday, June 1 at the Tides Institute (43 Water Street). The exhibition features 23 works by renown New Brunswick visual artist, Peter Powning (https://www.powning.com/peter/) and showcases the diverse range of forms and materials in Powning’s art. Drawn from a larger Powning exhibition that was held at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton, New Brunswick in the past year, the Powning works are on loan from the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. In 2006, Powning received the Saidye Bronfman Award from the Canada Council for the Arts, the highest distinction for excellence in fine craft in Canada.
Gallery hours beginning June 1 are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 am - 4 pm. An accompanying catalogue of Powning's works is also available for purchase.
Join us at the Hub every Thursday at noon for a Networking Lunch. This is a time to connect and share ideas of upcoming community events and projects!
Bring your own lunch.
EAC is pleased to announce a new class, World Dance, to meet on the second and fourth Thursday of each month, 4-5 pm, beginning April 13. The group will learn modern and classic international dances from around the globe, including Pata Pata and Jerusalem, along with line dances. Providing both a great form of exercise and an engaging new skill, the class is offered on a drop-in basis; no preregistration is necessary. A $5/class donation is appreciated.
EAC is handicapped-accessible and abides by State of Maine CDC COVID guidelines. Additionally, at this time, the EAC encourages people to wear masks when in our building.
Please join us at Nature's Backpack in your best animal/plant mask and dress. There will be raffles, silent auction, a buffet and other surprises. This will be a family friendly event!
For more details visit our website.
Please join us at Nature's Backpack in your best animal/plant mask and dress. There will be raffles, silent auction, a buffet and other surprises. This will be a family friendly event!
For more details visit our website.
Do you write poetry? Would you love getting the odd piece of mail through the post? Would you love exchanging a poem with a member of your community, chosen at random, every so often? Announcing Two Bays Poetry Pen-Pals: A Cobscook Bay and Bay of Fundy community art and poetry project coordinated from Pembroke, Maine.
Mail a poem written by you to Two Bays Poetry Pen-Pals and receive a poem from another community member in return! The poem sent to you will be selected at random, and will be authored by another poet from the Two Bays Region, including Nova Scotia; PEI; Washington County, Maine; and New Brunswick! View the details on our Facebook page, or send us an email: twobayspoetrypenpals@gmail.com!
Join Cobscook Institute for a morning of child-directed free play starting February 3 and continuing on Fridays from 10 am - 12 pm. Start the morning outside to get big energy out, and then step inside the “warming hut” for a cup of tea or cocoa (bring your own snacks). Indoor activities and free play conclude the morning.
Find out more here.
Community Kitchen Lunches will resume on January 6. Enjoy a complimentary noon meal, chat with your neighbours, and make new friends! All are welcome.
These meals will run on Fridays from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Anglican Parish Hall (75 King Street). Eat in or take out, delivery within town limits available. All meals are free; donations welcome.